Brazil registered 226 deaths and 13,355 cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours. This Wednesday (17) the moving averages (considering the last week) of deaths and infections were 268 and 9,160, respectively.
Data are from the National Council of Health Secretaries (Conass). With the update, the country has a total of 612,370 deaths and 22,003,317 confirmed infections since the start of the pandemic in March 2020.
Antibiotics and pandemic
Increased use of antibiotics in hospitals during the pandemic has been pointed out in research in Brazil and abroad, with some studies suggesting exaggerated prescriptions. This is what the Fiocruz survey says. Read more.
booster doses
Ten states in the country have started the application of the Covid-19 vaccine booster for adults. Anyone over 18 years old can receive the third dose and have received the second dose at least five months ago. Read more.
Drug against Covid-19
Anvisa met with MSD this Friday (19) to collect technical data that can guide the emergency use of the drug against Covid-19 molnupiravir. Read more.
Reference: CNN Brasil